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Coin Detail
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ID:
734777
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Commodus
Date Ruled:
AD 166-192
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Denarius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 184
Weight:
3.26 g
Obverse Legend:
COMM ANT_AVG P BRIT
Obverse Description:
Laureate head right
Reverse Legend:
P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P / FEL
Reverse Description:
Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus in right hand, and cornucopiae in left
Exergue:
FEL
Mint:
Rome
Primary Reference:
RIC III 0097
Reference2:
RSC II 0116
Reference3:
Szaivert 649-4/30
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=31599
Notes:
RSC insists this coin has "slight" drapery, "so slight that the obverse might sometimes be given as [no drapery]." The BMC coin is plated, and shows what might be called slight drapery (or a die cutter's slip) at the front of the bust. This coin, however, has no drapery of any kind.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe